Bag fastener



DCC- 15, 1931 w. c. HIERING BAG FASTENER Filed June 2o, 1930 INVENTORATTORN EY Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES VImre-NT opl-"FICEWILLIAM G. HIERING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AS-SIGNOR T0 J. E. MERGOTTC0., 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE Ynso. FAST-EnnaApplication led J'une 20,

ly, is inconvenient, and decidedly objectionable in situations whenquick access to the contents of the bag may be desired.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a fasteningdevice for hand bags,

which, when moved to an unlatching position,

will automatically spread the frame members of a hand bag.

Many hand bags are provided with a strap fixed at its end to one side-ofthe bag, for the purpose of receiving a. hand to facilitate Vthecarrying of the bag. Y

This is a convenient manner of carrying bag, but it is objectionable inthat it leaves the fastening device for the bag freeto besurreptitiously manipulated while the person carrying the bagmay beengrossed in other matters.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means forsimultaneously -carrying i: a hand bag and controlling the action of thebag fastening device to prevent the theft of the contents bypiclrpockets, etc.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown inthe accompanying drawings, constituting a material part of thisdisclosure and in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view showing the manner of carrying ahand bag equipped with the invention.

Figure 2 represents a sectional View of a hand embodying the invention,the bag being in a closed condition.

Figure 3 represents a sectional view similar to that shown in Figure 2,the bag being in an open condition.

Figure 4 represents a partial sectional view of a detailv of the bagfastener. i

Figure 5 represents an elevational view'of 1930. seriai No. 462,488.

a spring detent employed in the fastening device.

Referring to the drawings, in Figure 1, there is shown a hand bag havingchanneled frame members 6 and 7 hingedly connected, and attached to bagmaterial V21. Attached to Vone side of the bag is a strap 8 designed toreceive a hand for carrying the bag as shown in Figure 1.

Passing through'the material 21 of the bag and supported by frame member7 isa pin 9, provided with an escutcheon 10, and having Va. reducedportion 11 having opposed fiat sides as shown in Figure 4, the reducedportion 11 being integral with a conical or. Wedger shaped head 12, thelatter having a pairV of oppositelyv disposed notches 13 de signed toreceive a detent 16 projecting downwardly through an aperture in thebottom of the channel of frame member 6. The detent 16 is integral witha resilient bar 17 riveted to the frame member 6 at 18.

Riveted at 23 to the bottom of the channel of frame member` 7 is a plate15 having a recess 22 in which is positioned a spring 14, the latterbeing inthe form of a wire and having its ends passing through aperturesin frame member 7.

The spring 14 bears constantly against the reduced portion 11 of pin 9,and urges the pin so that there will normally be one of the flat facesof reduced portion 11 in engagement with the spring 14. When the pin 9isin such a position the notches 13 in the head 12 are inposition toreceive the detent i or close `the bag, the fastening device is maist Sii3 nipulated by means of the ring 19 and the strap.

When the bag is closed, the strap Will lie over strap 8, and thusprevent unauthorized opening of the bag. It Will be also noted thatWhenever the strap 2O overlies the strap 8, one of the notches 13 inhead 12 Will be in a position to receive the detent 16.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided afastening device which will automatically spread the frame members of ahand bag to assist in the opening thereof; and also there is provided asimple means for manipulating the fastening` device at the 15 same timeserving to prevent the theft of the contents of the bag.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative, of theinvention,

of Which, obviously, an embodiment may be constructed includingmodiications without departing from the general scope herein indicatedand denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, Wha-t I claim as new and desire tosecure by vLetters Patent, is:

l. In a hand bag having a pair of hingedly connected frame members, afastening device comprising, a pin rotatably supported by one of theframe members, said pin having a conical head provided With a pair ofslots, and a resilient detent mounted on the other frame member, saiddetent entering one of the slots to hold the members together,andadapted to engage the conical head to spread the members a art.

2. n a hand bag having a pair of hingedly connected frame members, afastening device comprising a pin rotatably supported by one of themembers, said pin-having a Wedgeshaped head provided With a pair ofslots, and a resilient detent positioned to enter one of the slots tohold the members together or to engage the Wedge shaped head to spreadthe members apart.

3. In combination With a pair of hingedly connected frame members, afastening device comprising a pin rotatably supported by one of themembers, and a resilient detent mounted on the other frame member, saidpin having a Wedge shaped head provided with means engageable by thedetent to hold the members together, said detent engaging the Wedgeshaped head in al certain position thereof to force the members apart.

4. A fastening device comprising 4a rotatably mounted pin having a Wedgeshaped head, a resilient detent, and meansion the head engageable by thedetent to hold the head and detent together, said detent engaging theWedge shaped head in a certain position'thereof to urge them apart.

This specilication signed this 16th day of June, 1930. VILLIAM C.HIERING.

